Moldova
Country in Eastern Europe
Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe, with its capital in Chișinău. About 2.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 143rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 33,846 km², it is the 135th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Romania and Ukraine.
Moldova at a glance
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Population (2025)
- 2.4 million
- Area
- 33,846 km²
- Density
- 70 per km²
- Official language
- Moldavian
- Currency
- Moldovan leu
- People
- Moldovan
- Calling code
- +373
- Internet domain
- .md
- Coast
- Landlocked
Where is Moldova?
How Moldova compares
Population rank
143rd of 195
30th of 45 in Europe
Size rank
135th of 195
32nd of 45 in Europe
Crowding
70 per km²
More crowded than 41% of countries
- Similar in size: Guinea-Bissau (36,125 km²).
- Similar population: Lesotho (2.4 million).
- Moldova is the only place that uses the Moldovan leu.
- Moldavian is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of Moldova
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Chad and Romania use almost the same blue, yellow and red stripes; Chad's blue is a little darker. Andorra and Moldova add a coat of arms in the middle.
Would you recognise Moldova?
How players do with Moldova
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Moldova so far, from 812 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
51% right
70th hardest of 176 · 643 answers
Its flag
84% right
109th hardest of 145 · 55 answers
Its capital
75% right
16th hardest of 58 · 114 answers
- Players find Moldova on the map in 51% of tries. The most common wrong answer is North Macedonia.
- Players recognise the flag of Moldova in 84% of tries.
- Players know that the capital of Moldova is Chișinău in 75% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.
Countries that border Moldova
Moldova borders 2 countries: Romania and Ukraine.
UkraineQuick quiz: Moldova
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Moldova?
That's the flag of Moldova, easy to confuse with Chad, Romania and Andorra.
2. What is the capital of Moldova?
Chișinău is the capital of Moldova.
3. Which of these borders Moldova?
Moldova borders Romania and Ukraine.
Questions about Moldova
Is Moldova a country?
Yes. Moldova is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Moldova?
The capital of Moldova is Chișinău.
Which countries border Moldova?
Moldova borders 2 countries: Romania and Ukraine.
How many countries border Moldova?
2. Moldova shares a land border with 2 countries.
How big is Moldova?
Moldova covers 33,846 km², about the same size as Guinea-Bissau (36,125 km²).
Is Moldova hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Moldova in 51% of 643 tries, 70th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is North Macedonia.
Which flags look like the flag of Moldova?
Chad, Romania and Andorra. Chad and Romania use almost the same blue, yellow and red stripes; Chad's blue is a little darker. Andorra and Moldova add a coat of arms in the middle.
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